Chapter 52 Michael Thorn Arrives

• For three years, Erica Jones had worn a diamond ring that felt more like a shackle. No matter how much their families pressured him, Michael had refused to set a wedding date. Seeing the broadcast of the Evelyn's product launch, the truth hit her like a physical blow: he hadn't spent those years moving on; he had spent them waiting for a ghost to reappear.
• "If she's back," Erica whispered to her reflection, her eyes darkening, "then I'll just have to make sure she disappears permanently this time."
• At Thorn International's headquarters in Germany, the atmosphere was frantic, the Vice President, had called an emergency meeting of the senior management.